Cartridge.



PATENTED DEG. 18, 19

F. I. DU PONT.

CARTRIDGE.

APPLIUATION FILED AUGA. 1911145.Y

3o of smoeless powder, and c the sheet of quick- Delaware, have invented e. new and useful fren s'mfins mijn onnion.

FRANCIS I. DU PONT, OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, ASSlGNOR TO THE E. DU PONT DE NEMOURS POWDER COMPANY. OF WILMINGTON, DELld WARE, A CORPORATION OF NEVI JERSEY.

GARTHlDGE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application led August 2, 1905. Serial No. 272.290.

No. 838,748. Patented Dec. 18, 1906.

To all whoml it may concern: burning priming material. The rim Beit known that I, FRANCIS I. DU PONT, a charge may be formed of an suiteb e man citizen of the United States, residing at Wilrial; ut l prefer to use clot Woven of gl; mington, county oi Newcastle, and State of cotton.

Thle I prefer to have each cartridge c( Improvement in Cartridges, of which the foltain but a. single sheet of smokeless ow: lowing is s. full, cleer, and exact description, and a. single sheet of priming materie th reference beingl hed to 'the accompanying may be e lurality of sheets of each chargt drewings,tvhic ormapart of this specicas. single s ell. The sheets me. be of s tion. size, although if but a single s eet of e1 My invention relates to smokeiess-powder charge be used to a shell the sheet should cartridges. of a. size to rectically lill the shell.

The object of the invention is to ignite a one sheet lshould be superimposed onI cher e of smokeless powder simultaneously other, the sheets may or may not be attac4 at el points. To eect this object, I prepare together. Vhile I refer to coil the she a smo.&elesspovfder chege in the orm of e spnally Within the s ell, the spiral anal sheet and a. priming charge oi quick-burning ment is not essential. meteriel, also in the form o e. slieet,end in- Heving now fully described my invent sert them into the shell. :.'eferebly each what l claim, and desire to protect by Let charge is composed of a single sheet, end one Patent, is sheet is superimposed on the other to form a. An explosive charge for a. gun consistir] compound sheet, which is coiled ti htly in a. cloth Woven of gun-cotton superim spiral form and inserted into the shell. on a. smokeless-powder charge in sheet In the drawings, Fi re l is a. side eleva.- ln testimony of which invention I tion of e cartridge. lig. 2 is a. perspective hereunto set my hand, at Wilmington, I view showing the charge in process of 'ormawere, on this 25th dey ci' Jul 1905. tion. Fig. 3 is a. perspective View of the FRANCIS DU PON completed cher e.

c reoesents t e cartridge-shell, b the sheet 'Witnessesz IRvxNG EYEB., J. Wmo?. HmoNs. 

